1904 Gov Peabody Crush Western Federation Miners Strike Colorado Cause Medal

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OFFERED FOR SALE IS THIS 1 1/2 INCH MEDAL TOKEN IN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE NICE SHAPE. HOWEVER, THAT IS JUST MY BELIEF. SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION, AND YOU BE THE JUDGE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING OR BUYING. RETURNS ARE NOT ACCEPTED UNLESS THE ITEM IS NOT AS DESCRIBED OR AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS, OR HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR DEFECTS NOT VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOS OR OTHERWISE NOTED. I combine shipping charges on the purchase of multiple items. Please wait for or request a receipt with reduced shipping charge before paying. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL AS DESCRIBED. This medal token was issued in 1904 to commemorate Governor Peabody’s calling out of the Colorado National Gard to brutally crush the miners’ strike in Cripple Creek in 1903–04, which was led by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM). Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE In 1903 the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) called a strike in support of mill workers. The WFM worked to expel all non-union miners from the county, mine owners refused to negotiate over the WFM’s complaints, and the struggle degenerated into violence by both parties. The mine owners tried desperately to import non-union miners from elsewhere in the state, the union used its clout to barricade roads and rail lines into Cripple Creek. The owners appealed to Peabody, who ordered the state militia to “defuse” the situation. On September 4, 1903, almost 1,000 militiamen entered Teller County and essentially established martial law. On June 6, 1904, after nine months of the strike, someone destroyed the Independence Railway Station near Victor, Colorado, with dynamite, killing 13 non-union miners. Harry Orchard, a paid informant for the Mine Owners Association later wrote in a confession to a Pinkerton agent that he had committed the attack at the Independence Station, and to committing numerous other crimes. With the support of the state militia, the owners regained control of the mines, and by midsummer the strike was broken. The mines reopened with non-union labor, and the labor unions lost significant power in Cripple Creek, and in the state.THIS IS MY HOBBY AND IS NOT A BUSINESS. THIS AND OTHER ITEMS I LIST ON EBAY ARE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTIONS AND WERE NOT INITIALLY ACQUIRED BY ME FOR RESALE. PROCEEDS GO TO BUY OTHER STUFF I AM INTERESTED IN COLLECTING AT THIS MOMENT, AND THEREBY AMOUNTING TO A TRADE OF ITEMS. I AM BEEN A LONG TIME MEMBER OF A. P. I .C. (AMERICAN POLITICAL ITEMS COLLECTORS). IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, YOU SHOULD CONSIDER JOINING. IT IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION! SHIPPING: BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES .THE CHARGE IS $5.50 OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, SHIPPING IS THROUGH EBAY’S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. EBAY SETS THE CHARGES AND TERMS, NOT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST

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